Karnataka Veterinary,Animal and Fisheries Sciences University 2006 Management Aptitude Test for MBA

and even longer to try to get the mouth to look right. The dimension of the painting was
77 x 53 cm. He used a technique he created called 'Sfumato' which is the gradual dissolving of
light and shade. This created the mysterious effect that makes the face look like it is subsequent
you at all times. The portrait is now smaller since 2 columns were cut off. This accounts for
the terrace not being seen.
In 1507, Lisa's husband asked her to finally accompany him on a trip to Calabria. She left as
soon as she packed her things, leaving her painting unfinished. Leonardo waited years before he
finally gave up. Leonardo took the painting to France in 1516 and sold it to King of France, King
Francis I, for $105,000, and was placed in his castle in Amboise. Leonardo died three years after
selling his prized possession. The painting however over the years made its way to Fontainbleau,
Paris, Versailles, and then to the private collection of Ludwig XIV. After the revolution, the painting
was hung in the Louvre. Napoleon took his turn at owning the portrait and had it hanging in
his bedroom. Of course, when he was banished from Naples, it then returned to the Louvre again.
Her face was beginning to get a green cast from the varnish that was used in the painting process.
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Nowhere is it told if the lady herself knew of its acclaim or if she even cared. Her death was
recorded in 1528. But it was for certain that her long and boring stint as a model was worth
every minute to Leonardo, being his most famous painting. Her aloof but alluring smile made its
way through the ages making Mona Lisa 1 of the most celebrated, copied, stolen and parodied
pieces of art in history.
There is little doubt of Lisa di Antonio's influence through history. So much so that rumors and
theory fly even today. 1 theory has it that Leonardo included a self-portrait in the painting.
It can be obtained along the left side while viewing from the forehead along her hairline. It seems
to look like Da Vinci's profile. a different theory is that in the picture it is seen that Lisa isn't wearing
a marriage ring that was very traditional at the time. Did this mean that she was Leonardo's mistress?
This is 1 of the longest rumors about the masterpiece and its painter. A possible explanation
theory even goes to say that the cause her smile was only slight was because of a issue with
teeth nashing. That through stress she would nash her teeth. Of course the best theory came in

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